SRG963
02-08-2012, 05:39 AM
January 28th, I was giving her a quick hand detail and decided to pull her up on the ramps for some under carriage cleaning as well. After pulling her up on the ramps, I noticed the rear main seal had started leaking/dripping on my garage floor. We spotted the leak years ago (40-50k ago), but was waiting for a good leak/drip to appear before I took her in.
January 30th, I took her to Jeff at Arnold Palmer Cadillac for warranty work. I was lucky enough to buy out my lease through them, so I am able to use them for warranty work. Most Cadillac dealerships will advise you to take your car to a Chevy/Buick dealership for Pontiac warranty work.
Below is the list I gave Jeff, my service writer:
1. Oil Leak - Rear Main Seal. (Noticed leak at 40k, just started dripping at 80k.) Car requires 8.8 Quarts Of Fully Synthetic oil. If engine or transmission is removed, please replace motor mounts and transmission mounts with new revised GM parts.
2. Loud engine tick on cold start up - (Noticed tick at purchase, was told normal operation. Since then, GM has revised lifters covered under warranty)
3. Clunk or Pop in the transmission, after cold start up, shifting Park to reverse, Park to Drive, Reverse to Drive, or Drive to Reverse.
I got a newish loaded up 2011 Cadillac DTS (non-Performance model) to drive while they were working on my baby. Heated/cooled massaging seats, heated steering wheel, automatic brights and turn lights.... As much as I loved all the bells and whistles the Caddy had, I'm much happier driving my G8.
January 30th (3 hours after initial drop off), Jeff called me to let me know that everything on my list will be taken care of, and anything else they find needing replaced will be done.
February 4th, Got a call from my service writer Jeff, letting me know that the car will be ready Monday afternoon.
February 6th, Got a call around 3:30, Jeff was letting me know the car was ready for pick up.
Paperwork states:
New oil pan gasket, new rear main seal, found a leak in AC fitting and replaced, new engine and tranny mounts, all engine lifters were replaced. They found the car had "double engauge" when moving from reverse to drive, checked parameters with tech 2, all were good. Line pressure normal, fluid ok, removed valve body/module assembly and found seals from valve body to transmission case were distorted and leaking, replaced transmission seals, refill fluid, reset shift adapts.
After warranty work:
The car has never shifted as smooth as it does now, and the engine seems to be running extremely smooth. No more clunk into gear when cold (P-D, P-R), no more lifter tick on cold start ups (none what so ever), no more rough 2-3 manual shifts. It's like I got a brand new car! I'm very pleased with Arnold Palmer Cadillac!
I'm sure they aligned it to OEM specs at AP, but it's not the "semi-aggressive" alignment that I'm used to, so that's getting done Saturday morning. Can't wait till she's back to 100% so I can start really throwing her around corners again.
I love this car!
January 30th, I took her to Jeff at Arnold Palmer Cadillac for warranty work. I was lucky enough to buy out my lease through them, so I am able to use them for warranty work. Most Cadillac dealerships will advise you to take your car to a Chevy/Buick dealership for Pontiac warranty work.
Below is the list I gave Jeff, my service writer:
1. Oil Leak - Rear Main Seal. (Noticed leak at 40k, just started dripping at 80k.) Car requires 8.8 Quarts Of Fully Synthetic oil. If engine or transmission is removed, please replace motor mounts and transmission mounts with new revised GM parts.
2. Loud engine tick on cold start up - (Noticed tick at purchase, was told normal operation. Since then, GM has revised lifters covered under warranty)
3. Clunk or Pop in the transmission, after cold start up, shifting Park to reverse, Park to Drive, Reverse to Drive, or Drive to Reverse.
I got a newish loaded up 2011 Cadillac DTS (non-Performance model) to drive while they were working on my baby. Heated/cooled massaging seats, heated steering wheel, automatic brights and turn lights.... As much as I loved all the bells and whistles the Caddy had, I'm much happier driving my G8.
January 30th (3 hours after initial drop off), Jeff called me to let me know that everything on my list will be taken care of, and anything else they find needing replaced will be done.
February 4th, Got a call from my service writer Jeff, letting me know that the car will be ready Monday afternoon.
February 6th, Got a call around 3:30, Jeff was letting me know the car was ready for pick up.
Paperwork states:
New oil pan gasket, new rear main seal, found a leak in AC fitting and replaced, new engine and tranny mounts, all engine lifters were replaced. They found the car had "double engauge" when moving from reverse to drive, checked parameters with tech 2, all were good. Line pressure normal, fluid ok, removed valve body/module assembly and found seals from valve body to transmission case were distorted and leaking, replaced transmission seals, refill fluid, reset shift adapts.
After warranty work:
The car has never shifted as smooth as it does now, and the engine seems to be running extremely smooth. No more clunk into gear when cold (P-D, P-R), no more lifter tick on cold start ups (none what so ever), no more rough 2-3 manual shifts. It's like I got a brand new car! I'm very pleased with Arnold Palmer Cadillac!
I'm sure they aligned it to OEM specs at AP, but it's not the "semi-aggressive" alignment that I'm used to, so that's getting done Saturday morning. Can't wait till she's back to 100% so I can start really throwing her around corners again.
I love this car!